League

Galante
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Galante's goal looked a bit too open when Luizinho Ribeiro came free, but Célio Paraense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiaguinho Valladares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Galante's zone, Luizinho Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Célio Paraense came out of the goal and Luizinho Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luizinho Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Célio Paraense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luizinho Ribeiro scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Célio Paraense, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Tiaguinho Valladares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Víktor Romero made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Dênis Rocha sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 31 minutes, Tiaguinho Valladares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galante's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tiaguinho Valladares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind novatos's goalkeeper Víktor Romero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kaká de Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, novatos's goalkeeper Víktor Romero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dênis Rocha. Dênis Rocha came free with the goalkeeper in the 37th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Víktor Romero could save by the left post. Dênis Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Víktor Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dênis Rocha who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 41stth minute tested the skills of Víktor Romero when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Víktor Romero was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tiaguinho Valladares showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 45 minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tadeu Paiva to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in novatos's zone, Dênis Rocha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Víktor Romero came out of the goal and Dênis Rocha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Víktor Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dênis Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Víktor Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiaguinho Valladares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dênis Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 59 minutes into the match, novatos's goal looked a bit too open when Dênis Rocha came free, but Víktor Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to novatos getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Fred Marinho hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Dênis Rocha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Víktor Romero was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in novatos's zone, Dênis Rocha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Víktor Romero came out of the goal and Dênis Rocha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 67 minutes into the match, novatos's goal looked a bit too open when Tiaguinho Valladares came free, but Víktor Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Galante's Nestor Messias in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye novatos's goalie prevented a goal. When Dênis Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Galante fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dênis Rocha couldn't finish the play. In the 80th minute, Dênis Rocha got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some careless play in the novatos defense, Dênis Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Víktor Romero. The novatos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Víktor Romero should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Galante's zone, Tadeu Paiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Célio Paraense came out of the goal and Tadeu Paiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Luizinho Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. novatos's supporters rose to their feet, but Luizinho Ribeiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Célio Paraense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tiaguinho Valladares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Víktor Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the novatos players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Galante.